0 arbiters. poppy, despite the pressure from gop officials, there's no sign that card companies will back down at this point. >> it's a really significant change, and we'll watch it closely. matt egan, thank you for highlighting it for us. thanks for joining us today. we'll see you back here tomorrow morning. i'm poppy harlow. >> i'm jim scuitto, president biden will speak in minutes. our coverage continues with kate bolduan right now. hello, everyone. at this hour, we are moments away from a major speech from president biden, speaking before the united nations general assembly any minute in and out. we see the president entering the u.n. this morning, the who you says the they need to do more to support ukraine and firmly rebuke russia for its unprovoked war. biden's speech comes at a very interesting time. it's just hours after vladimir putin announced he's calling up 300,000 reservists, more troops to fight in ukraine's war. noteworthy as his remarks come after a string of humiliating losses on the battlefield. this is putin also raised in his remarks the possibility once again of using nuclear weapons. kaitlan collins is live for us here in new york. what is president biden expected to lay out in his remarks? >> well, this speech was always going to be focused on ukraine, but just a few hours ago, it adds a new twist. he was obviously going to offer the commitment, the full commitment of the united states for ukraine, talk about not just what the united states should be doing, but other nations calling for action as well, which is what you've seen from dozens of nations ever since the invasion happened. we are told president biden will be directly responding to that speech from president putin this morning, calling up for the mobilization of some 300,000 russian forces he clearly so desperately needs, the white house believes, on the ground in ukraine. they have suffered so many setbacks, so many issues ever since the invasion started. the white house is not surprised. they were expecting president putin to give this speech. it's not like a dramatic rewriting of what president biden was going to say, but you will see him directly respond to this. it is viewed as a sign of weakness in the white house's estimation of president putin's war, and just a sign of the struggles that he has faced. you saw putin railing again western leaders and money to ukraine. there will be a good question of if he chooses to respond to the nuclear rhetoric. he didn't say it out front, but he was pretty clear about the unveiled threat, so that is some the white house has tried to tamp done, that they don't believe russia has taken actions behind the scenes on that. we'll see when he speaks. >> i'm going to go to the announcement from putin and the most significant russian escalation since the war in ukraine began. a mobilization of 300,000 more soldiers, as his forces suffer major setbacks. the russian leader did lay out a new veiled nuclear threat toward the west. ben wedeman is live in kyiv for us this hour. >> reporter: ukrainian officials have been somewhat dismissive of this announcement, but we heard from president zelenskyy, who said it was no surprise given the high level of desertions in the russian ranks. we heard the foreign minister say that this is a good time to redouble western aid to ukraine certainly this has been a consistent theme for quite some time, that in order to counter the russian invasion, it needs more weapons and more sophisticated weapons. president zelenskyy in particular in recent weeks has been stressing the need for air defense systems, given that the russians seem to be targeting civilian infrastructure. in fact, here in kharkiv t. there was a russian missile strike seems to be targeting the railroad system. finally we heard from the mayor of kyiv, who said reacting to president putin's speech, that putin has launched the process that will bury him. kate? >> ben, thank you so much for being there. kaitlan collins is back with us. also chief national security correspondent and anchor jim ch scuitto and retired general mark hertling. general, let me start with you. the white house says that this is an admission of failure by putin. let me play what john kirby said just this morning. >> it's definitely a sign he's struggling. we know that, he has terrible morale, unity cohesion on the battlefield, command and control has still not been so solved, and he 'forcing wounded back into the fight. he's on his back foot. >> general, do you agree? >> absolutely, katy. it's prescient in terms of what may happen in the future. this is a physics problem. russia cannot generate an additional force of 300,000 soldiers to come on the battlefield from a reserve force, especially since those individuals don't want to do it. we are seeing massive purchases of one-way tickets out of russia to territories of different aged men. putin just provided a new rule to all of this, saying 18 to 65-year-old men cannot leave the country. so what we are seeing is a forced conscription of individuals who have lost their will to fight and their capability to fight. remember, russian soldiers aren't trained very well. when you're talking about lapses in times of service, you'll get an arm that's just more cannon fodder, i think the russian people know this. john kirby hits it right on the head. this is an indication of how badly putin is losing. >> how long does it take to mobilize 300,000 new troops? >> we tried this during desert storm with a much less number of people, like 5,000 soldiers in a brigade. it took months to train them um to fight. so far we have not seen russia leaning toward training them. they just throw them in the fight. you know, kate, i got to tell you, in my view it will take months, if not years, to get that many people mobilized and have them, you know, report to their so-called duty stations. jim you can talk to me about what you're hearing from your sourceses. how worried do you think president zelenskyy should be after this announcement, what did is it mean for nato allies? >> i asked the prime minister of estonia, kaja kallas, if she and her dun takes this nuclear threat seriously. she said, in no uncertain terms, she calls the threat, and it was real before today. now, the difference will be, and sinuses what barbara starr has been reporting and you've been hearing the same, the u.s. and nato versus not yesterday observed preparation of using nuclear weapons. that, of course, would be a more alarming step, but keep in mind this. putin lifted the veil on the nuclear threat with these comments. he said in so many words, this is not a bluff. if there's one lesson from vladimir putin and his words and threads, that is, listen to what he says, because oftentimes he follows through. kaitlan, tell me more about what you're -- i think we see president biden walking into the u.n. general assembly. let's see if he's heading up to speak right now. let's listen in. president biden. >> mr. president, secretary-general, my fellow leaders, in the last year our world has experienced great upheaval. a growing crisis of food insecurity, record heat, floods and droughts, covid-19, inflation, and a brutal needless war, a war chosen but one man, to be very blunt. let us speak plainly. a permanent member of the united states security council invaded its neighbor, attempted to erase the sovereign state from the map. russia has shame leslie violated the core tenets of the united nations charter. no more important than the clear prohibition against countries taking the territory of their neighbor by force. again, just today president putin has made overt nuclear threats against europe and a reckless disregard for the responsibilities. a non-proliferation regime. now russia is calling, calling up more soldiers to join the fight, and the kremlin is organizing a sham referendum to try to annex parts of ukraine, an extremely significant violation of the u.n. charter. we should see these outrageous acts for what they are. putin claims he had to act, because russia was threatened, but no one threatened russia, and no one other than russia sought conflict. in fact, we warned it was coming, and many of you tried to avert it. just before he invaded, putin asserted, and i quote, ukraine was created by russia and never had, quote, real statehood. now we see attacks on schools, railway stations, hospitals, on centers of ukrainian history and culture. in the past, even more horrifying evidence of russia ace -- atrocities. mass graves uncovered, bodies according to those -- showing signs of torture. this war is about extinguishing ukraine's right to exist as a state, plain and simple. ukraine's right to exist as a people. wherever you are, wherever you live, whatever you believe, that should not -- that should make your blood run cold. that is why 141 nation in the general assembly came together, and unequivocally condemned russia's war against ukraine. the united states has marshaled massive lives of community assistance and direct economic support for ukraine. more than $25 billion to date. our allies and partners around the world have stepped up as well, and today more than 40 countries represented in here contributed billions of their own money and equipment to help ukraine defend itself. the united states is also working closely with our allies and partners to impose costs on russia, to deter attacks against the ukrainian territory, to hold them accountability for what -- war crimes. if nations can pursue imperial ambitions without consequences, we put everything at risk this association stands for. this past year the world was tested as well, and we did not hesitate. we chose liberty. we chose sovereignty. we chose principles to which every party to the united nations charter is beholding. we stood with ukraine. like you, the united states wants this war to end on just terms, on terms we all signed up for. that you cannot seize a nation's territory by force. the only country standing in the way of that is russia so we, we pledge to defend as members of the united states, must be clear, firm and unwavering in our resolve. ukraine has the same rights that belong to every sovereign nation. we will stand in solidarity with ukraine, stand against russia's aggression, period. now, it's not secret in the contest between democracy and autocracy, the united states, and i as president, champion a vision for our world that's grounded in the values of democracy. the united states is determined to defend and strengthen democracy at home and around the world. i believe democracy remains humanity's greatest instrument to address the challenges of our time. working with the g7 and likes-minded dunce, a for i citizens and also for the rest of the world as well. as we meet today, the u.n. charters's very basis of a stable and just rule-based order is under attack by those who wish to tear it down. the united nations charter was not only signed by democracying of the world, dozens of nations with vastly different histories and ideologies. united in their commitment to work for peace. as president truman said, the u.n. charter is proof that nations, like men, did state their differences can face them, and then can find common ground on which to stand, end of quote. that common ground was so straightforward, so base that today 193 of you, 193 member states have willingly embraced its principles. standing up for those principles for the u.n. charter is the job of every responsible member state. i reject the use of violence and war to conquer nations or expand borders through bloodshed, to stand against global politics of fear and coercion, to defend the smaller rights -- rights of smaller nations. to embrace basic principles -- freedom of navigation, respect for international law, and arms control. no matter what else we disagree on, that is the common ground on which we must stand. if you're still committed to a strong foundation for the good of every nation around the world, then the united states wants to work with you. i also believe the time has come for this institution to become more inclusive, so we can better respond to the needs of today's world. members of the u.n. security council, including the united states, should consistently uphow old the charter and refrain from the use of a veto, except in rare extraordinary situations to ensure the council remains credible and effective. that is also why the united states supports increasing the number of both permanent and non-permanent representatives of the council. this includes permanent seats for those nations we have long supported, for countries in africa, latin american anded caribbean. the united states is committed to this vital work. in every region, we per sued new constructive ways to advance shared interests. from elevating the quad in the independenceo pacific, to signing the los angeles declaration of migration and protection at the summit of the americas, to joining a historic meeting of nine aregard leaders to work toward a more peaceful, integrated lead ers. the united states is opening an era of rye elent his diplomacy, tackling climate crisis, as a previous speaker spoke to, strengthening global health security. feeding the world. we made that priority, and one year later, we're keeping that promise. from the day i came to office, we have led with a bold climate agenda. we rejoined the paris agreement, helped deliver critical agreement on cop 26. helped get two thirds of the world's gdp on track to limit warm to go 1.5 degrees celsius. now i have signed a historic piece of legislation that includes the biggest most important climate commitment we have ever made in the history of our country. $369 billion toward climate change. that includes tens of billions of new investments doubling down a zero-emission vehicle, increasing energy efficiency. our department of energy estimates this new law will reduce u.s. emissions by one gig giga-ton by 2030. our investments will also produce the costs of developing clean energy technology worldwide, not just in the united states. this is a global game changer, and none too soon. we don't have much time. we already know we're already living in a climate crisis. no one seems to doubt it after this past year. much of pakistan is still under water. it needs help. meanwhile, the horn of africa faces unprecedented drought. families are facing impossible choices, choosing which child for feed, and wonder whether they'll survive. this is the human cost of climate change and it's growing, not lessening. so as i announced last year, to meet our global responsibility, my administration is working with our congress to delivered more than $11 billion a year to international climate finance, to hem countries implement climate goals and ensure a just energy transition. the key part of that will be our plan to help half a billion people, especially vulnerable countries, adapt to the impact of climate change and build resilience. this need is enormous. let this be the moment we find within ourselves the will to turn back the tide of climate devastation and a resilient, sustainable, clean energy economy to preserve our planet. on global health delivered vaxes to countries around the world, with more available to help countries' needs. we're working closely with the g-20 and other countries with the united states to help lead the change to establish a groupbreaking new fund for pandemic prevention preparedness and response at the world bank. at the same time, we continue to advance the ball on enduring global health challenges. later today, i'll host on replenishment council to fight aids, tuberculosis and malaria, with bipartisan support in our congress, i have pledged to contribute up to $6 billion to that effort. so, i look forward to welcoming a historic round of pledges at the difference resulting in one of the largest global health fund-raisers ever held in history. we're else taking the food crisis head on, with as many as 193 million people around the world experiencing acute food insecurity. a jump of 40 million in a year. today, i'm announcing at $2.9 billion in u.s. support for life-saving humanitarian and feud security assistance for this year alone. russia, in the meantime is pumping out lies, trying to pin the blame for the crisis, the food crisis, on the sanctions imposed by many in the world for the aggression against ukraine. so let me be perfectly clear about something. our sanctions explicitly allow ed russia the ability to export food and fertilizer. no limitation. it's russia's war that is worsening food insecurity, and only russia can end it. i'm grateful for the work here at the u.n., including your leadership, mr. secretary-general, establishing a mechanism to export grain from black sea ports in ukraine that russia had blocked for months. we need to make sure it's extended. we believe strongly in the need to feed the world. that's why the united states is the world's largest supporter of the world food program, 40% of its budget, a leading supports of the unicef efforts to feed children around the world, to take on a larger challenge of few insecurity in the united states introduced, a call to action, a road map, eliminated global food insecurity -- to eliminate global food insecurity. more than 100 nation member states have supported. in june, the g-7 announced more than $4.5 billion to strengthen food secure around the world throughuaid's feed the future initiative. united states is scaling up inother investigative ways to get drought and heat resistant seeds to farmers, while distributiiing fertilizerses, a calling on countries to ban hoarding while others starve. if parents cannot feed their children, nothing, nothing else matters, if parents cannot feed their children. as we look to the future, we're working with our partners to update and create rules of the road 230 new challenges we face in the 21st century. we launched the trade technology council, to ensure that key technologies are developed and governed in the way that benefits everyone with his our partner countries and through the u.n., we're exporting and strengthening norms of responsible state behavior in cyberspace, working to hold accountable those that use suer attacks to threatened international peace and security. with partners in the americas, africa, europe, the middle east, indep indo-pacific, we're working to establish a new ecosystem. that's why the united states is championing the global minimum tax, and we will work to see it implemented so major corporations pay their fair share everywhere. it's also been the idea behind the framework which the united states larged with 13 other economies. we're working with our partner in asean, in the pacific island, to support a vision for a critical ic critical indo-pacific region. attorney general with partners, we're working to secure resilient supply chains and protect everyone from coercion or domination, and ensure that no country can use energy as a weapon. and as russia's war riles the global economy, we're calling on major creditors, you to transparently negotiate debt forgiveness for lower-income countries, to forestall broader economic and political crisis around the world. instead of infrastructure projects generating huge and ladies and gentlemen debt without delivers on the promised advantages, let's meet the needs around the world with transparent investments, high standard projects that protect the rites of workers and the environment, key to the needs of the communities they serve, not to the contributor. that's why the united states, together with fellow g-7 partners, launched a partnership for global infrastructure investment. we intend to collectively mobilize $600 billion in investment through this partnership by 2027. dozens of projects are already underway, and 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